Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria of participants
Inclusion criteria - Relatives of patients with cancer dying an anticipated death in a hospital - 18 years or older - Being together with the patient in the hospital at least some of the patient’s last two days of life - Patient older than 18 years when he/she died - Patient being hospitalized for at least 3 calendar days - Capable of giving written informed consent, implicitly obtained by completing and submitting the questionnaire | |
Exclusion criteria - Patient died suddenly and unexpectedly - Relatives were unable to complete questionnaire due to linguistic barriers or cognitive impairment - Staff assessed participation to be a huge burden for the relatives due to psychiatric illness or other severe condition |